The appearance of the French army to save the narrator in "The Pit and the Pendulum" is one example of this device, while another example is the amends made by Puck at the end of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Euripides was known for using this plot device in his plays, such as the sudden appearance of Jason's wife at the end of Medea. For 10 points, name this plot device where seemingly unsolvable problems are resolved with the sudden introduction of a new character or device, from the Latin for "g
The appearance of the French army to save the narrator in "The Pit and the Pendulum" is one example of this device, while another example is the amends made by Puck at the end of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Euripides was known for using this plot device in his plays, such as the sudden appearance of Jason's wife at the end of Medea. For 10 points, name this plot device where seemingly unsolvable problems are resolved with the sudden introduction of a new character or device, from the Latin for "god out of the machine."
The appearance of the French army to save the narrator in "The Pit and the Pendulum" is one example of this device, while another example is the amends made by Puck at the end of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
{deus ex machina}